Mgm controller described operational deviation event when IFR departure from bibb co. Airport (0a8) ...

Attributes
ACN	836927
Time
Date	200905
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	O8A.Airport
State Reference	AL
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Military 8 Air Traffic Control Radar 1 Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 1
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Aircraft X pilot filed an IFR clearance off 08A (wetumpka) airport; when he was actually departing 0a8 (bibb co) airport. FSS called for the IFR clearance; requesting the clearance off of 08A (wetumpka) airport; which I issued stating 08A (wetumpka) as the departure airport. The pilot then departed 0a8 (bibb co) IFR and contacted atlanta center instead of mgm approach as instructed. 0a8 (bibb co) was outside of our airspace by approx 5 miles. Atlanta center then called us; thinking the aircraft was a VFR aircraft requesting his IFR clearance; in which we advised atlanta center that the aircraft was actually issued his IFR clearance off of wetumpka airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MGM Controller described operational deviation event when IFR departure from Bibb Co. Airport (0A8) entered ZTL's airspace. The filed flight plan indicated a departure from Wetumpka Airport; (08A) MGM's Airspace; reporter alleging pilot filing error caused the situation.

Narrative: Aircraft X pilot filed an IFR clearance off 08A (Wetumpka) airport; when he was actually departing 0A8 (Bibb Co) airport. FSS called for the IFR clearance; requesting the clearance off of 08A (Wetumpka) airport; which I issued stating 08A (Wetumpka) as the departure airport. The pilot then departed 0A8 (Bibb Co) IFR and contacted Atlanta center instead of MGM Approach as instructed. 0A8 (Bibb Co) was outside of our airspace by approx 5 miles. Atlanta Center then called us; thinking the aircraft was a VFR aircraft requesting his IFR clearance; in which we advised Atlanta Center that the aircraft was actually issued his IFR clearance off of Wetumpka airport.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Mgm controller described operational deviation event when IFR departure from bibb co. Airport (0a8) entered ZTL's airspace. The filed flight plan indicated a departure from wetumpka airport; (08A) mgm's airspace; reporter alleging pilot filing error caused the situation.